wintersalade met kool, wortel, dadels en walnoten - wintersalad with cabbage, carrot, dates and walnuts (GF-SF)

Ik maakte net een heerlijke winterse salade van restjes witte en rode kool die nog in mijn koelkast lagen. De toevoeging van dadels, walnoten, verse kruiden en gember geven deze koolsla net dat extra beetje smaak en crunch, dat het me de moeite waard leek om hier met jullie te delen!

Wat:

1 winterwortel

1 stukje witte kool

1 stukje rode kool

1 rood uitje

handje verse kruiden als munt, peterselie en koriander

4 dadels

1 el geraspte verse gember

1 flinke schep yoghurt

1 flinke schep mayonaise

1 el rode wijnazijn

1 el olijfolie

peper en zout

1 handje walnoten, gedopt

Hoe: je snijdt en schaaft en voegt alle ingrediënten toe boven op elkaar. Dus maar 1 schaal nodig!

Dop de walnoten en toast ze in een droge koekenpan. Zet apart.

Pak een grote schaal en een fijne rasp of mandoline.

Rasp wortel en beide koolsoorten boven de schaal.

Was en snijd de kruiden fijn, snijd de rode ui in heel dunne ringen en voeg toe.

Haal de pit uit de dadels en snijd ze in de lengte in dunne reepjes. Voeg toe.

Rasp de gember er bovenop.

Hussel alles goed door elkaar.

Schep en giet dan yoghurt, mayonaise, olie en azijn er boven op, peper en zout en meng nogmaals alles goed door elkaar.

Bestrooi met de walnoten.

Eet smakelijk!

I just made this wintery salad of some pieces of left-over white and red cabbage lying in the back of my fridge.

The addition of fresh herbs, dates, walnuts and fresh ginger give this coleslaw the extra taste and crunch, so I thought it worth sharing here with you all!

What:

1 winter carrot

1 piece of white cabbage

1 piece of red cabbage

1 small red onion

4 dates

1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

1 big handful fresh herbs, like mint, parsley and/or coriander

1 big scoop of yoghurt

1 big scoop of mayonnaise

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tbsp olive oil

pepper and salt

1 handful shelled walnuts

How:You just slice and add every ingredient on top of the other. So only 1 bowl required!

Shell the walnuts and toast them in a dry skillet. Set aside.

Take a big bowl and a grater and mandolin.

Start grating the carrots and very finely slice the 2 cabbages. You decide how much cabbage you use.

Wash and finely cut the fresh herbs fine and the onion in fine rings. Add to the bowl.

Take the pit out of the dates and lengthwise slice them into thin strips, add.

Grate some fresh ginger on top.

With your hands mix everything together.

Then scoop and drizzle yoghurt, mayo, vinegar and olive oil on top, season with pepper and salt and mix together with 2 big spoons.

Walnuts on top.

Enjoy!

Adzuki bean chili with basmati rice (GF-SF-DF-V)

I have been rather busy this week by developing and writing recipes for my yoga community at Melissawest.com

We’ll have a Mindful Parenting Retreat next weekend, filled with yoga, meditation, reflection and a lot of other fun stuff to do with your kids, like crafting, massaging and journaling.

And of course food! So I rewrote some recipes from my blog and wrote some new ones too, like bite sized chocolate brownies as a request from Trinity, Melissa’s daughter. I will place the recipe on my blog after the retreat, since it is a surprise till then;-)

For today’s post I have this rather yummie adzuki bean chili for you. A warming winter dish, filled with veggies, herbs and spices. I hope you like it!

Adzuki bean chili with basmati rice (2-3 pers)

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, in thin slices

2 carrots, chopped in small cubes

2 celery sticks, in same small cubes

1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped

1 15-ounce can of adzuki beans or ½ cup of dried beans soaked overnight and cooked, making 1 ½ cups after cooking

1 15-ounce can of peeled tomatoes

½ -1 can of water

sea salt

1 tbsp cacao powder

1 splash of red wine (optional)

Spicy herb mixture:

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

¼ -1 tsp of chilli powder or 1 dried chilli

2 tsp mixed green herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary)

Grind these herbs and mix them with:

½ tsp smoked paprika

½ tsp sweet paprika

½ tsp piment(Dutch name) or allspice

Make the spicy herb mixture first and set aside.

In a big Dutch oven or heavy bottomed stewing pan heat some olive oil and fry onions slowly about 10 minutes, stir once or twice.

Add garlic slices and fry together 3 more minutes.

Add carrot and celery cubes and fry for 10 more minutes.

Stir in fresh ginger, then the herb mix for 1 more minute.

Then add adzuki beans, peeled tomatoes and water (use the tomato can for extra flavour!) salt, cacao powder and the red wine. Bring to a soft simmer and, with the lid on, simmer for about 30 minutes more.

In the meantime cook your basmati rice and maybe make some guacamole. The 3 go very well together! Also a scoop of yoghurt or creme fraiche for the non-vegans is so good.

Serve hot and enjoy!!